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Hanging on a deck

I'm screening in my deck and plan to do a significant amount of hanging out there. Can anyone recommend a way to attach hammock hanging points on a deck? I thought an eno or something like that would make an excellent nap-lax spot. I'm open to suggestions so let's hear those ideas.

I was gonna sink two 3ft lengths of 2in ID PVC in the ground on either side of my deck and slip lengths of steel pole into them and hang from those. Could take them out when not hanging. That wouldn't work for a screened in deck though. Prob gonna have to be some sort of stand.

"He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man." Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

I have an Adjustable Hammock Stand (AKA Vario Stand) on my back porch. Nothing to drill and can be moved as you rearrange. With whoopie slings, setup takes all of 20 seconds. It's also the only stand I've found that's high enough for an 11' hammock.

I was gonna sink two 3ft lengths of 2in ID PVC in the ground on either side of my deck and slip lengths of steel pole into them and hang from those. Could take them out when not hanging. That wouldn't work for a screened in deck though. Prob gonna have to be some sort of stand.

Sure it could..just use a hole saw. Drill oversized holes thru the deck in convienent locations. Sink the pipes thru the holes.
Done right, you could actually re-insert the wood plug and cover the hole when not hammocking or company comes over.

I have an Adjustable Hammock Stand (AKA Vario Stand) on my back porch. Nothing to drill and can be moved as you rearrange. With whoopie slings, setup takes all of 20 seconds. It's also the only stand I've found that's high enough for an 11' hammock.